Armenian genocide

Armenian Quarter residents descend from genocide survivors, bishop says ahead of exclusive tours

Dating back nearly two millennia, the Armenian Church’s presence in Jerusalem is widely considered the longest unbroken Christian presence in the Old City. 

|BySAM HALPERN
The Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
A man holds a placard as members of the Armenian diaspora in the U.S. rally to mark the anniversary of the 1915 genocide, in Los Angeles, California, US April 24, 2021.

Armenian lobby escalates criticism of Israel, cites 'Jewish traditions'

Congressional bill to lift limits on US security aid to Azerbaijan draws sharp ANCA pushback; New York’s new mayor faces backlash over antisemitism definition.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People gather at a memorial site to commemorate the dead in the 1915 mass killing of Armenians, in Yerevan, 2006

It’s time for Israel to recognize the Armenian genocide - opinion

For Israel, a nation forged in the aftermath of the Holocaust, the moral imperative could not be clearer.

|ByMICHAEL FREUND
A document in a Thessaloniki museum shows the papers used to travel from the city, then known as Salonica, to British Mandate Palestine before World War II.

Thessaloniki’s Armenian minority and Jewish past are bound by a shared history of genocide

The Armenian Genocide took place 110 years ago and is still often dismissed as a consequence of the First World War.

|ByLARRY LUXNER/JTA

The nakbas

I wish these people had half of the sympathy they have for the Palestinians for the millions that were and still are truly oppressed by imperial power.

MAY 3, 2018ByHEN MAZZIG
LEBANESE OF Armenian descent carry signs and Armenian flags in Rabieh, Lebanon during a protest to commemorate the 101st anniversary of the mass killing of Armenians.

Senior minister calls Erdogan antisemite, regrets mending ties with Turkey

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan slammed Turkish President Erdogan, calling him "an antisemite."

APRIL 2, 2018ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends the opening session of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris

WUJS seeks to declare March as ‘antisemitism awareness month’

World Jewish student body also pledges to remember Armenian Genocide.

JANUARY 2, 2018ByTAMARA ZIEVE
'Gurlitt: Status Report - Nazi Art Theft and its Consequences' exhibition at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn, Germany, November 2, 2017.

Armenian exhibit in Jerusalem evokes painful memories

The exhibit with a dancing dress has haunted visitors.

AUGUST 12, 2017ByBARRY DAVIS
Armenian dress